The Celtic Gift of Nature: Illustrated Selections from the Carmina Gadelica in Gaelic and English

by Alexander Carmichael, Vivienne Cardwell (Illustrator)

This inspiring collection of Celtic lyrical poems and prayers on the theme of nature is selected from the Carmina Gadelica, with each selection presented in both Gaelic and English. The beautiful full-color illustrations and illuminations make this an ideal gift book. The Carmina Gadelica is the most comprehensive collection of poems and prayers from the Gaelic tradition of oral poetry. Gathered by Alexander Carmichael in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland—"from Arran to Caithness, from Perth to St. Kilda"—these poems were handed down through many generations as a living, oral tradition. The traditional ways of life that sustained it have disappeared, but these poems and prayers live on to remind us of the faith of the unknown poets who composed them. This new hardcover gift edition includes specially-commissioned full-color illustrations and Celtic illuminations throughout. Beautifully produced with ribbon page marker. # Celtic lyric poems, prayers and songs

125 pages, Hardcover

First published May 28, 2004

About the author

Alexander Archibald Carmichael (Gaelic: Alasdair Gilleasbaig MacGilleMhìcheil) was a Scottish exciseman, folklorist, antiquarian, and author. Between 1860 and his death Carmichael collected a vast amount of folklore, local traditions, natural history observations, antiquarian data, and material objects from people throughout the Scottish Highlands, particularly in the southern Outer Hebrides where he lived, worked, and brought up his family between 1864 and 1882. Alexander Carmichael is best known today for Carmina Gadelica, an influential compendium of Highland lore and literature published in six volumes between 1900 and 1971.